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FILED FEB. '26. 1921 2 SHEUSSHEE? 2 INVENTO? bmmer' Patented Jan. 2, 1923.

UNITED STATES HUGO HENRY SOMMER, 0F MADISON, WISCONSIN.

DEVICE FOR VENDING SANITARY TOILET-SEAT PADS.

Application filed February 26, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HUGO I-I. SoMMnR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices. for Vending Sanitary Toilet-Seat Pads, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in vending devices and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed:

An object of my invention is to provide a device that is adapted primarily for holding` and vending pads such as is described and illustrated inmy concurrent application for Letters Patent for sanitary toilet seat pad.

A further object of .my invention is to provide a vending device having a compartment adapted to receive a plurality of supperposed articles such as the water closet seat pads referred to above and having means operable when a coin is deposited in the device to eject the lowermost article from the compartment.

JA further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described that is relatively simple in yconstruction and operation, thoroughly effective for the purpose intended and practical commercially.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which.-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device, a portion of the'casing thereof being broken away and other portions being shown in section,

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2 2 of Fig.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3 3v of Fig.y 1

lFig. 4 1s a section along the line 4-4 of i f substantially rectangular in form and is pro-- vided with an opening 2 in its front side. The opening 2 is normally closed by a door" Serial No. 448,079.

Yedge for securing the door 3 to the upper end of the casing.

An inclined shelf 6 is hingedly fastened at 7-7 to the side walls of the casing, as is shown in Figures 1 and 2 and extends forwardly and slightly downwardly midway to the front wall of the casing. Bracket members.l 8-8 secured to the side walls of the casing support the shelf 6 adjacent its forward end. The space above the shelf 6 within the casing- 3 is adapted to receive pads 9, which are placed therein in superposed relation. The pads 9 are special in construction and have ymade the subject of `my concurrent application for Letters Patent. These pads in their folded condition project beyond the forward endof the shelf 6 and a depending flap 10 of the lowermost pad rests upon a delivery shelf. The latterl is formed by the upper portions 11 and 12 of walls 18 and 14, respectively, of a delivery or discharge chute that is arranged to project through a horizontal aperture15 in the front wall of the casing. The walls13 and 14 of the delivery chute are arcuate and are secured to the front wall of the casing in any suitable manner as by being welded thereto, or may be formed integral therewith. The upper portions 11 and 12 of the walls of the delivery chute are bent oppositely and the portion 12 is bent at 16 to conform with the inner surface of the front wall of the casing, being secured to the latter in any suitable manner as by welding.

To the end that the lower pad 9 may be ejected at the proper time, I provide a sector consisting of spaced apart frame` members, each embodying radially extending arms 17 and 18 formed integral with a hub 19 and connected at their outer ends by av rim member 20. 'I' he hubs 19 are keyed to a horizontal shaft 21 that is journalled in the sidewalls of the casing 1 and has a crank 22 secured thereto exterior of the casing. The rim members 20 are arranged in alinement, and the major portion of an arcuate l ejector plate 24 is secured upon the rim edges end thereof when theshaft 21 is rotated forwardly. The sector is normally prevented from movement about its axis by the engagement of a pawl that is pivoted at 26 to the inner wall of a side member of the casing and has its free end resting upon the outer wall of an arcuate locking member 27 that is arranged concentrically with respect to the rim member 20 and is secured yat 28-28 to the radially extending arms of the adj acent sector fra-me member. The locking member 27 is provided with a transverselyY extending notch 29 in its outer wall and the laterally extending end portion 30 of the pawl 25 normally engages the notch 29 to prevent further movement of the sector when an attempt is made to more the latter about its axis beneath the pawl 25. The locking member 27 is also formed with a slotf31 intersecting` the notch 29 and extending radially therethrough. The slot 31 is positioned below a coin chute 32, that communicates with a slot' 33 through a side wall of the casing, when the sector is in normal;

or initial position. An arcuate coin supporting member 34 that is concentric with the locking member 27 is arranged to underlie the latter when the sector is in initial position. The coin supporting` member is secured to the adjacent side wall of the casing in any suitable manner as by means or pins or rivets 35. A deilector plate 36 is secured by an integral bracket arm 37 to the arm 18 of the adjacent sector trame and extends obliquely from the coin supporting member toward the center of the casing7 as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The device is designed to be prepared for actuation when a coin 38 is dropped through the coin chute into the slot 31. The coin 38 will then rest upon the outer wall of the coin supporting member 34 and consequently the yend'portion 30 of the pawl 25 is prevented from engaging with the notch 29 when the sector is moved about its axis. This is accomplished by' operating the crank 22 to rotate the shaftl 21. As the sector is moved about its axis, the coin 38 is carried along with ituntil the sector passes beyond the end of the coin supporting` member 34. The coin then falls uponthe deflector plate 86 and is conducted downwardly and inwardly into tray (not shown) that may be placed within the casing 1 to receive the coin. Thel ejector plate 24 will be moved between the 'flap 10 and' the main portion of the lower pad 9 and' upon further operation olf the vrsector will, upony entering the delivery chute,

push the lower pad before it along the chute. A portion of the pad 9 will thus be moved beyond the outer end ofthe chute and the entire p ad can be pulled therethrough when the projecting portion is grasped, without injury' to' the pad.

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the sector with the rear wall of the casing re- "fturns the sector to initial position when the lower pad 9 has been ejected. lt will be understood that the pads placed within the casing are each folded to provide a iiap 10, and that the lowermost pad will assume the position in which illustrated.

lt is to be noted that the wall 13 of the delivery chute is secured to the side walls of the casing 1 up to approximately one-hall: inch above the mouth of the chute. The remainder of the upper portion 11 reduced in width so that space is provided at each side edge thereof to accommodate the radially extending arms 17 and 18 when the ejector plate 24 enters the chute. The wall 13 is formed oit' material having spring qualities and the upper portion 11 will therefore always tit closely against the ejector plate and thus aid in maintaininc1f the l pads in place. lt will also be noted that the ejector plate 24 is narrowed at 23 so that interference of the same with the coin chut-e on one side and the spring 40 on the other side is precluded.

l claim:

1. A vending device comprising a casing having an open discharge chute arranged so as to extend upwardly within the casing, said chute being` Jformed with its walls bent oppositely at its upper end toV provide a delivery shelf, means arranged within the casing relative to the delivery shelf 'for supporting a plurality of superposed sheets so that a portion ci the lowermost sheet rests upon the two portions of the delivery shelf and extends across the open upper end of the discharge chute, said'chute being of the same dimensions throughout its entire length, means adapted to enter the discharge chute at its upper end to force the article to be vended along the chute, and means for movably supporting said last namedi means withinthe casing.

'2. A. vending device comprising a casing having an open discharge chute arranged so as to extend upwardly within thecasing, said chute being formed with its walls-bent oppositely at its upper end to provide a delivery shell?, means arranged within the casing vrelative to the deliveryshelf for supporting a'plurality of superposed sheets so that a portion of the lowerniost sheet rests upon the two portions of the delivery shelf andextends across the open upper end of the discharge chuteg said chute being of the same dimensions throughout its entire length, means adapted to enter the dis` charge chute at its upper end to force the article to be vended along the chute, means for inovably supporting said last named means within the casing, and means for nor mally preventing an operative movement of said last named means.

3. A vending device comprising a casing having an open discharge chute arranged so as to extend upwardly within the casing, said chute being formeell with its walls bent oppositely at its upper end to provide a delivery shelf7 means arranged within the casing relative to the delivery shelf for supporting a plurality of superposed sheets so that a portion of the lowermost sheet rests upon the two portions of the delivery shelf and extends across the open upper end of the discharge chute, said chute being of the same dimensions throughout its entire length, a shaftjournalled in the walls of said casing, a sector mounted on the shaft within the casing for movement therewith means connecting with. the shaft exterior of the casing for operating the shaft, and an ejector plate carried by said sector and adapted to be moved along the discharge chute to force the lowermost sheet therealong.

4. A vendingdevice comprising a casing having an open discharge chute arranged to extend upwardly within the casing, said chute being formed with uniformly curved parallel walls bent oppositely at its upper end to provide a delivery shelf, means arranged within the casing relative to the deliveryshelf for supporting a plurality of superposed sheets so that a portion of the lower-most sheet rests upon the delivery shelf and overlies the open upper end of the discharge chute, a shaft journalled in the walls of said casing5 a sector mounted on the shaft exterior of the casing for operating the shaft, and a curved ejector plate carried by said sector and adapted to be moved along the discharge chute to force the lowermost sheet therealong.

5. In a device of the type described, a casing, a relatively narrow discharge chute, said chute being of the same dimensions throughout itsentire length, and an ejector plate adapted to be moved through said chute and to project slightly beyond the eX- terior end thereof when in extended position, said ejector being adapted to engage with a sheet of paper and to force the paper through said chute, the walls of said chute holding the sides of said paper in engagement with said ejector.

6. In a device of the type described comprising a casing, an arcuate-shaped relatively narrow discharge chute extending up-v wardly into said casing, said chute being flared outwardly at its upper end to provide a sheet supporting surface, a sector rota tably disposed in said casing, an ejector plate carried by said sector and adapted to be moved through said chute7 means for actuating said sector, and spring means for returning said sector to normal osition.

HUG@ HENRY S MMER. 

